Is it wrong of me to fantasize about the Twins signing him next offseason after having a decent but healthy year? I mean no way they pick up his $25 mil option, and no way he hits the benchmarks to make it a player option right?

2014 club option becomes player option if Santana:
wins Cy Young award from 2008-13 and finishes second or third in the Cy Young vote in one other season
ranks second or third in Cy Young vote in any 3 seasons, 2008-13
is on the active roster for the final 30 days of 2013 season, and:
pitches 215 innings in 2013, or
pitches 420 innings in 2012-13, or
pitches 630 innings in 2011-13
Santana finished 3rd in the Cy Young voting in 2008, so he would have to win the award in 2013 or pitch 215 innings. Extremely unlikely.

I remember when he came to the Mets and all I could think was “oh, shit”. It is really sad to see how far he has fallen due to injuries because he was nothing short of dominant as a twinkie. I hope he looks more like the Johan of old this year.